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Female Forward: Episode 25: The slippery slope of self-medication & burnout
25 August 2026

Female Forward: Episode 25: The slippery slope of self-medication & burnout

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A Johannesburg psychiatrist is warning that burnout among women doesn't always look like someone falling apart.



Women can still be working, raising families and keeping everything running while becoming anxious, exhausted and increasingly reliant on alcohol or medication to switch off.



HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more …